mid-division, ridden and headway 3f out, edged left and weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong
mid-division, lost place 4f out, soon behind
chased leader, led over 5f out, pushed clear over 1f out, headed towards finish
slowly into stride, behind, headway over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
held up, headway 3f out, ridden and edged left from over 1f out, ran on to lead towards finish
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
led to over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
started slowly, behind, headway 2f out, soon ridden, one pace final furlong
mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on, not reached leaders
always towards rear
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
In the finale, Kernel Dowery gets the vote ahead of Summer Bounty and Acuzio. Summer Bounty is back to the mark from which he won here over slightly shorter last time and is entitled to go well if in that type of form. Course and distance form from last June would give Kernel Dowery a very good chance, while Garston Star is well weighted if connections can get him back to his 2004 form. Given his profile, it's a bit surprising that Eamon An Chnoic has attracted some money in his last two races, so watch the market again, while Acuzio cannot be ruled out of a good run from his current rating. Picot de Say has been running well over hurdles of late but needs to build on Flat form, while Figaro's Quest needs slight improvement from a winning point of view, but it would be no surprise to see Rafelite show some improvement here from his canny yard. Finally, Ganymede still has to conclusively prove his effectiveness from his current mark which, in turn, returns us to the selection, which is Kernel Dowery.
Summer Bounty 16-1 (8-13) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased winner and edged left from over 1f out, fading close home, 4th of 10, 2l behind Dove Cottage (9-4) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Ganymede 16-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 12, 7l behind La Gessa (7-13) at Warwick 1m 5f hcp 0-70 (5) frm in Jun.
Rafelite 11-4fav (9-8) Tracked leaders, weakened over 3f out, last of 7, 22l behind Rare Coincidence (9-2) at Hamilton 1m 5f app hcp (6) gs in Jun.
Figaro's Quest (IRE) 11-2 (8-4) Held up, headway over 6f out, soon chasing leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 32l behind Haatmey (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 7f hcap (5) gf in Jun.
Picot de Say 25-1 (9-1) Chased leader, ridden and weakened over 3f out, last of 16, 34l behind Ground Patrol (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Acuzio 9-2 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened, 4th of 11, 2l behind Abstract Folly (9-2) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) frm.
Eamon An Chnoic (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Never better than mid-division, last of 15, well behind Celtique (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcap (6) pol in Jun.
Boulevin (IRE) 5-1 (8-2) Slowly into stride, pulled hard in rear, headway over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 8l behind Tata Naka (8-8) at Nottingham 1m 2f app hcp (6) gf in Jun.
